Rezaei would never float such an idea if he thought that the American leadership was strong and would respond to the taking of 1,000 Americans as hostages in a way that would make it clear that such activity would not be tolerated. But he knows Old Joe’s handlers would most likely pony up the taxpayer cash, and do so happily.
“Iranian presidential candidate: Fix economy by taking 1,000 Americans hostage,” by Dan Verbin, Arutz Sheva, June 11, 2021:
Mohsen Rezaei, a conservative candidate for the Iranian Presidency, said in a recent interview that his plan to boost the country’s ailing economy was to kidnap 1,000 Americans and demand several million dollars in ransom per hostage.
Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad posted a video of Rezaei’s statement to Twitter.
“This is surreal. Mohsen Rezaei candidate for Iran presidential elections said he’d take 1000 more American hostages to boost iran’s economy. For every hostage he’d ask several (million dollars) as a solution to Iran’s failing economy,” she tweeted along with the hashtags #IraniansBoycottElections and #NotVotingForIR.
In the video, an anchor said in Farsi, “So he’d take hostages to extort money.”
The video cuts to a clip Rezaei who said, “We’ll take 1,000 Americans hostage. America will have to pay several billions to get every single one freed.”
“This is how we can solve our economic problems,” he added.
Rezaei was described by Saeid Jafari writing for the Atlantic Council as a “perpetual candidate” for the presidency.
He first ran for president in 2005. He also ran in 2009 and 2013.
Reza [sic] was the Iranian Republican Guard Corps commander-in-chief for 17 years….
BlackSabbath says
That is what mohammad would do. Long time ago, Persians had morals, values, self-respect, and self-identity as Zarathustrianism. Now, the difference between an Iranian and a used toilet paper is getting harder and harder to identify. There were times when Persians were considered intellectuals of the world with advancements in science and literature. Now their economy depends on kidnapping. What a shameless fall from grace for these Persian boot lickers of Arabs.
Barbara says
This what Islam teaches. Pay a penalty to remain non Muslim. Now pay a penalty to free the person. Islam a market in kidnapping, extortion.
mortimer says
Kidnapping and hostage-taking is how this Islamic Republic launched its relationship with the United States.
Frank Anderson says
Hitler made that error with Daladier and Chamberlain. There can be a limit to being a gutless milquetoast appeaser. Not always, but much of the time, sooner or later, bullies and tyrants will be resisted.
gravenimage says
+1
mortimer says
The Dems will create the problem and the Republicans will clean up their mess. The fantasy-driven, Shangra-La Dems live in their delusional castle in Spain.
Frank Anderson says
M., and many people will die.
CogitoErgoSum says
Just don’t take any white people hostage because Old Joe will just say they are getting what they deserve and forget about them.
Jill says
I bet this is an Obama inspired deal so he can give the terrorists money and keep some himself. Totally an idiotic Obama bin Laden idea, I bet!
Savvyone says
I agree,Jill. Obama is really not one of us either. We are fully aware where his allegiance lies; it is not with white people. AND, not with America!
DavidR says
Islam in practice is run by bullies for the benefit of other bullies. And bullies know they can slap some people in the face, in public, and get away with it. I am afraid my President is one of those reticent, fearful people. He may even be hurt by words. And often weak willed leaders, in an attempt to “prove” themselves fit to lead, will randomly initiate aggression in an awkward way that backfires in a tragic way. The last such President was Jimmy Carter.
Walter Sieruk says
, Kidnapping Americans to hold for a ransom , to solve economic problems, shows the criminal mentally of that Iranian Muslim politician .
One thing is for sure is some other despicable Islamic character as Rezaei does rise to power in Iran and makes that wicked scheme happen , Pseudo President Joe Biden would so totally useless and so very weak that he would likely “cave in ” to the all the demands to that criminal Islamic regime of Iran.
Frank Anderson says
W.S., I am surprised as much as you write here that you seem to miss that this plan is nothing more than standard muslim teaching and practice for 1400 years. Please if that is not clear, review Spencer’s Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam, Gabriel’s The Unfinished Battle, or Warner’s Abridged Koran. Since when in all of history has a muslim group or society tried to solve its own problems by its own efforts that did not involve war, conquest, looting and slavery? Spencer’s History of Jihad might be helpful on that question.
gravenimage says
Walter knows this, Frank. He is very knowledgeable about Islam and its ugly history.
Frank Anderson says
GI, that is the reason for my surprise.
Walter Sieruk says
To Frank Anderson, thank you very much for taking the time to reply to my posting.
I haven’t yet read the book The “Unfinished Battle” by Brigitte Gabriel but read her books “Because They Hate ‘ and “They Be Stopped . Yes. I had also read through Robert Spencer’s the”Politically Correct Guide To Islam” after I had read his “Islam Unveiled” and his other book “Onward Muslim Soldiers” and his “Stealth Jihad .” As for his “History of Jihad”. I have it and had reads some chapter of it. Nevertheless, unlike his other four books just mentioned, for some reason, I found it rather different to get entirely through.
Still in we both understand that it’s best not to be naive about Islam ,with its many false doctrines and its violent and stealth jihad . What the Muslim, Razaei wanted to do reflects the Islamic doctrine that “It’s acceptable to do evil for the greater good.” the”greater good.” To them ,of course means the advancement of Islam.
That Islamic doctrine does have a specfic name . As as the date I’m keyboarding this 6/13/21 I’m using my home computer with had its thumb drive part not working .Still public library on 6/14/21 I will that name up and then post that Islamic title of name of that despicable Islamic doctrine of “Doing evil for the greater good.” Which in the Muslim worldview is the “grater good for the furtherance of Islam.”
Frank Anderson says
Mr. Sieruk, the three books I mentioned are to me out of the more than 30 I have read the best to reach the level of initial understanding I think is needed to avoid having to qualify statements because of personal uncertainty. The Unfinished Battle is written by Mark Gabriel, PhD, who learned the koran word for word about the time he was 12, and taught islamic history at Cairo’s university until he left islam. To me, he is unusually qualified and authoritative as a source, because he dared to ask the question, “If islam is such a great deal why were 4 million Egyptians killed forcing it on Egypt?” (paraphrased from page 52).
With all courtesy and respect to you, because I remain furious at MY blind acceptance of the “religion of peace” lie for about 7 years, I suggest the more clarity and certainty our comments reflect, the more people will see what they need before it is too late. Islam is a criminal conspiracy, whether it also meets the definitions and descriptions of religion or not, to kill, loot, enslave and conquer the world by force and violence. Between 250 and 1000 million dead people would love to be alive and serve as witnesses. We can help.
Walter Sieruk says
The date of this posting is 6/14/21. and word for the Islamic doctrine of “doing evil for the greater good ” meaning good for the advancement of Islam is called “Muruna.”
That whole idea of”doing evil for the greater good.” has been an excuse during the last century ,during World War two was the “reason” that the Nazis set up death camps. Also that is the same Communists nation have committed much mass murders and vicious cruel denial of basis human right’s .For them the “greater good ,they claims would be to reach , in time , a true Marxism .
Those who followed Communism and and Nazism did’t have or use the Islamic term Muruna but they behaved according to the spirit of It.
gravenimage says
Walter–with the greatest respect–Maruna means “flexibility”. A Muslim might use such “flexibility” as shaving off his beard or not wearing a skullcap or even joining in happy hour in order to lull Infidels into a false sense of security so he can attack them later.
As for using evil as a tool to reach (supposed) good, you are right that this is an ugly concept.
But note that Muslims don’t consider kidnapping Infidels to be an evil to begin with–it is perfectly Islamic and not considered so much as regrettable.
Infidel says
Here’s an idea for Mohsen Razaei: Take 1000 of our Leftist, BLM, Antifa, Anarchists from all over the country hostage. In fact, we could empty our jails of a lot of people – like those who have been burning Portland nightly, vandalizing Minneapolis, who’ve made NYC a ?hole, and a lot of others amounting to 1000
We could take those people, fly them to somewhere near the Iran borders w/ any country – be it Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Pakistan or Afghanistan – and release them not far from an IRGC post. Let them be captured, and let us pretend to appeal to Iran to release them. Then Iran can ask for its ransom, we can then yawn and then say, “Naaah, you keem ’em”! And walk away
Only bomb them if they try to smuggle them back to America
gravenimage says
I realize you are joking, Infidel, but I don’t want to see *any* westerners suffer at the hands of Islam. And no matter who the victims were, Iran would still consider this a great victory over America.
Mohsen Rezaei is a “perennial candidate” and likely will not win, in any case. But this idea is perfectly Islamic, and has of course been done in Iran not so very long ago–and not just the Iranian Hostage crisis, but the kidnapping of journalists, students, tourists, and hikers.
Giacomo Latta says
Perhaps, but I tend to get warm and fuzzy inside when I learn about Islamicpandering fools getting their comeuppance. Do a search on one Beverley Giesbrecht to learn about one such Canadian who was obviously thick as shit.
gravenimage says
Giacomo, I understand how you feel.
But Beverley Giesbrecht was an *actual Jihadist*–this is to my mind much different from some well-meaning idiots like the hikers who were kidnapped and abused by Iran. These people were fools, but not actually evil themselves.
gravenimage says
Iran presidential candidate: ‘We’ll take 1,000 Americans hostage. This is how we can solve our economic problems.’
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Pious Muslims never want to create anything themselves–their solution is to kidnap, ransom, and enslave productive Infidels. Just grotesque. Yet this will likely garner a large and appreciative audience in Iran.
And yes–Biden’s being weak as was Carter will just further enable this sort of ugliness.
By the way, the name “Masih” is a Christian name in Muslim countries.
And Mohsen Rezaei has been an ugly figure for a long time. In 2006 he received an international arrest warrant for his involvement in the terrible bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenes Aires–still South America’s worst terror attack.
It’s not even the first time he has advocated kidnapping Americans. In 2019 he expressed his hope that Iran would capture US President Donald Trump and place him on trial.
Andrew Blackadder says
This Iranian moron would put the Mafia to shame.
Classic islamic excuse for blaming others for the problems they themselves have created and have others pay for their screw ups.
However I have no doubt whatsoever than the current Harris-Biden Administration would gladly pay out.
Its gonna be a long long four years.
gravenimage says
Yep…let’s hope it’s just four years…
OLD GUY says
Our Government sending millions of our tax dollars to Iran and Palestinians is a down right crime. Our government leaders are complicit in this criminal action though their ignorance and lack of common sense when handling our Money. YES it is our money NOT the politicians to give away. Let’s start spending those Tax dollars on Americans not CRIMINAL REGIMES.
Stephen Johnson says
I have little doubt Biden will treat you any different than Obama did. In other words, how much do you want him to send you? He won’t care. It’s not his money!